words of sin
My speech an adage of sin
from within the words bubble and sting
God himself has struck me with sin
Each word more painful than the last
The blade in my gut wrenches to each syllable
throat closing there will be no dictum
The wound will not be packed or bandaged
Like a black hole, it takes all that is given
Swallowing it whole
So hungry
I forget
I've been fed
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Written on April 30, 2024
Submitted by carlyjeanne on April 30, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A X A X X X X A X X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 376 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 10 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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